Job 16:18
O earth, couer not thou my blood, and let my crying finde no place.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
In Context
17Though there be no wickednesse in mine hands, and my prayer be pure.
19For lo, now my witnesse is in the heauen, and my record is on hie.
Cross References
Genesis 4:11Now therefore thou art cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receiue thy brothers blood from thine hand.
Job 27:9Will God heare his cry, when trouble commeth vpon him?
Isaiah 1:15And when you shall stretch out your hands, I wil hide mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, I wil not heare: for your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 58:9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answere: thou shalt cry and hee shall say, Here I am: if thou take away from the mids of thee the yoke, the putting foorth of the finger, and wicked speaking:
Ezekiel 24:7For her blood is in the middes of her: shee set it vpon an high rocke, and powred it not vpon on the ground to couer it with dust,
Matthew Henry on Job 16:18-22
Testimony of Conscience; Job's Comfort in Conscious Integrity. ( b. c. 1520.) 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20 My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God. 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbour! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. Job's… Read the whole commentary →